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Florey, Howard Walter, Baron(born Sept. 24, 1898, Adelaide, S.Aus., Austl.—died Feb. 21, 1968, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng.) Australian pathologist. Educated in Britain and the U.S., Florey taught at the University of Oxford from 1935. Investigating tissue inflammation and secretion of mucous membranes, he succeeded in purifying lysozyme, a bacteria-destroying enzyme found in tears and saliva, and characterized the substances it acted on. He surveyed other naturally occurring antibacterial substances, concentrating on penicillin, which he, with Ernst Boris Chain, isolated and purified for general clinical use. The two demonstrated penicillin's curative properties in human studies and developed methods for producing it in quantity. In 1945 he shared a Nobel Prize with Chain and Alexander Fleming, and in 1965 he was created a life peer. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This revision of history seeks to set the record straight about the roles of Alexander Fleming, Howard Florey, and Ernst Chain in the creation of penicillin and the advent of modern medicine AS Lax reports, Fleming discovered a stray mold's potential against bacteria in a chance observation and subsequently coined the term penicillin. Bonazzi also held positions at Celera such as director of the company's Gene Discovery Group and has served in bioinformatics roles with The Institute for Genomic Research and the Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine in Melbourne, Australia. Detailed results of the trial will be presented on October 24 at the Relaxin 2000 Conference in Broome, Australia, which is being sponsored by the Howard Florey Institute at the University of Melbourne. |
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